🇧🇪🇪🇺 Europe is turning the page on energy dependence and rebuilding its energy infrastructure. Belgium's nuclear power is coming back for the winter. Two reactors are returning to the grid to provide about 2 GW of stable, low-carbon electricity. That is enough for millions of homes, and it arrives when solar output is lowest and demand is highest. Both reactors were due to close in 2025 under a 2003 phase-out law. Instead, their lifetimes were extended to 2035 with the European Commission's approval, and Parliament has since scrapped the phase-out law altogether. The state is now negotiating to take over the entire nuclear fleet. Belgium is not alone. 🇮🇹 Italy has passed a law opening the way back to nuclear power, almost 40 years after leaving it. Groundwork has begun on 🇵🇱 Poland's first nuclear plant. 🇨🇿 Czechia, 🇸🇪 Sweden and 🇳🇱 the Netherlands are planning new reactors. Even 🇪🇸 Spain, which still plans to exit nuclear by 2035, has extended its largest plant to 2030. More home-grown power means less dependence on imported fossil fuels, and a Europe that is more resilient to external shocks. ⚡